May 8, 2013
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President Obama and Nancy Pelosi in 2010 / J. Scott Applewhite, AP

by David Jackson, USA TODAY

by David Jackson, USA TODAY

President Obama's legislative dinner diplomacy continues Wednesday evening, this time with House Democrats.

The president, who has dined twice previously with groups of Senate Republicans, breaks bread with House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi and some of her top lieutenants.

The budget and debt reduction are likely topics of discussion. So are immigration and gun control.

Perhaps also on the agenda: The 2014 congressional elections, as Democrats seek to regain control of the U.S. House and again make Pelosi the speaker of the House.

The dinner at The Jefferson hotel, just down the street from the White House, also includes the number two and three Democrats in the House, Reps. Steny Hoyer of Maryland and James Clyburn of South Carolina.

The guest list also includes the top Democrat in the House Budget Committee, Rep. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, and the head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Rep. Steve Israel of New York.

Obama also hosts Democratic Reps. Xavier Becerra of California, Joe Crowley of New York, Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut, Rob Andrews of New York, and Mike Thompson of California.